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Work too long on this, yesterday....kind of tired today...COPD has a way of doing that...
Will try the T&G joints on the corners.....more to align them then anything else. May do a how-to on setting up the Match cutter?
Will see IF I get motivated to return to the shop....Once I get this case/box glued up and squared......I can get other things done to it....Maybe by the weekend...
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Like that other thread here...Woodworker's Block......COPD has put a stop to my going up and down those stairs to the shop, at least for today......had to go and just lay down for a while.
Maybe tomorrow, eh? See the Lung Doctor on the 17th of Oct. to see what he says...can't even mow the yard......
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Well, after a day of being lazy...today starts out dealing with a very sick little pup.....now have meds going in for her....so far, so good...
As for me...Decided to get a plane set up, and try a bit of work....
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End Panels: Now I know why that shelf sticks out so far....Edges of the panels needed a little work, though..
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We have ways...
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Millers Falls #14....just a jack plane. Was going to use this cutter..
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#6, 3/16" Match cutter.....was a bit too narrow....I set up the #5 cutter instead..
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A 1/4" match cutter. Once I figured out which way the grain was going..
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And added a bit of wax....things when fairly nice. I wanted to use stopped grooves, so, I cut the tongues back a bit..
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Saw cut and the a chisel to remove a bit. But how to cut a stopped groove?
Stay tuned, to find out.....
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Ok...After a Mountain Dew Break...and digging out a few items....
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I managed to get this contraption set up...Front/ Back panel was clamped flat to the bench. I marked the start and stop lines, and made a cut..
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Not too shabby? Ok, turn the panel around, and set up for the next groove.....got about an inch along...
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Hate when that happens...dug out a second ( and third/fourth) bit, reset the machine..
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Finished the cut. Test fits as I went..
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Finally got all the grooves milled. Time to spread the Elmer's around....
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7 clamps....diagonal one to pull things into square. Will let this mess sit a while...for some reason, I am a bit worn out...
Stay tuned...
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Snuck back to the shop...( forgot the camera..) and got the clamps off...
When I pulled the glue up into square...I went a hair beyond square. That way, when the clamp came off, the case would spring back a bit, and wind up dead-on square.
Lots of glue squeeze outs to scrape off.....No.4 plane leveled the area, anyway, so the glue got removed as well.
Need to decide what to do next on this thing....bottom needs cleats to sit on. There may be a small box added, so it's lid will stand up and support the main lid while it is open. Then again...I need to make the lid, too. LOTS of scraping and sanding to do. Maybe a week until the shellac hits the Maple?
Stay tuned...
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tried to work in the shop today....trying to take my mind off of losing a friend.....Little Miss was barely 3 months old.....apparently she got into something in the backyard she shouldn't have, and got very sick.....we were going to take her to the vet this afternoon....she passed away this morning.....
Tried to do a bit on the feet of the chest..
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mallet and chisel to blend the two pieces into a rounded shape. Maybe some sanding later..
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Ripped some Maple 1 xs into 1 x1s....to make a frame to hold the bottom...glue and nails to install....nail set to set the nail heads...
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Center one was toe-nailed in place, witha bit of glue added.....
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Marked this 1/4" plywood panel to fit in to the bottom of the case.
Laid the Maple panel on top of the case to see what needed done..
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Little too long, may skip the breadboard ends.....need to buy a 1 x4 maple, and glue it to the lid....
Was having "issues" with the screws to install the bottom panel.....just wasn't in the mood to carry on anymore, today......lost interest,really....
Maybe I'll get this done......just not in a very good mood today....
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Went to Menards tonight, and picked up a 1 x 4 x 8' Hard Maple plank.....and a package of sandpaper sheets Spent less than $20. Board was S2S....$11.95, sandpaper package was $5.
letting the plank sit in the house until tomorrow....and will try to cut off a chunk to glue to the top....might even have enough for a breadboard edge?
Still not in a good mood...we'll see how this goes....
Cut a 31" section off the plank....turned out the board was surfaced three sides. Used the one jointed edge, and clamps and glue...attached the new to the existing blank. Blank had a slight cup to it....hoping a breadboard edge will help flatten things out. Letting the glue-up sit overnight....
Sand-pack was 25 sheets, 3 different grits. Might just have a use for them...
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Sand-pack..
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$5? Might get some use out of these?
Glue up from last night...
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With cauls.....This afternoon, I started to trim it to size..
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Wasn't in the mood to mess around...test fit..
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A bit wide? We can fix that..
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BTW, that straight edge is called a Tinner's Rule.
Set up another nasty tool..
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Has a B&D router underneath, BTW. Set the fence to make this type of cut...
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A Maple blank was made by ripping the 1 x 4 right down the center....
Once both blanks were done, switched the bit to another router...
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Messy, loud, disturbers of the Peace & Quiet.....anyway, needed a sliding dovetail slot milled...
Stay tuned for part 2...
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Ah yes, a sliding dovetail slot..
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First try...nope. Second attempt, really. First one was too far to one edge, off-centered....comes from getting in a hurry. Second and third tries were much better..
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Will have to trim the ends, to match the lid..
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Haven't decided whether to do a squared off cut, or a radius cut.
Battery in the camera was needing re-charged....time to stop for the day.
Stay tuned...
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Got bored, went back to the shop.....and worked on the lid for a while..
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Used a pint can of varnish to mark the radius......bandsaw to cut. Sander to remove saw marks.
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Needed flattening, some edges were higher than others...
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Cambered jack to remove the worst of the high spots...
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Mainly around these areas....
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Finished up with a #4 smooth plane....
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Sat it back onto the case, for now. Need to plane and sand the case, before the hinges can go on....
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Can't wait to see what the shellac will do to this....
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Steven; all the best with your ongoing health issues.
regards Stewie;
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I thank you, sir. Little Miss was laid to rest this afternoon....
Ok,how about a PIP of this project.....since the first coat of amber shellac is now on...
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Lid .....
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One of the ends...
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And the front. Just one coat, so far....still needs hinges installed....
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Sorry to hear about your loss, Steven.
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Well, I thought about adding a sliding tray....even went and hauled a Poplar plank to the shop.....kind of lost interest. Monday are like that, I guess.
Haven't even installed the hinges.....motivation has ran out on me....
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Looks good steven, but I wish you didn't have to buy a new board to finish the lid. Maybe another coat or two will even out the color differences between the new and old boards.wOriginally Posted by steven c newman
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